Newer EBAY accounts now under intense scrutiny

[leonid5000]

Originally Posted by SuperBowl

i guess that depends of a lot reasons maybe your IP , ISP ....
they ask me to verify by phone only if i want to list for the first time.
after my third item they asked me to link my verified PayPal with ebay.

The asked you to link paypal after 3rd item after phone verification ? now that is something new . did you post 3 items in the row at the same time? any one else? are you in usa?

[SuperBowl]

no one by one like 10 hr to 20 hr between them. i am in USA

[leonid5000]

i did 3 listings same time and same thing happened

[2eXclusiive]

you have to take everything extra slow since its a new account, you should buy eBay Stealth,
ex. : eBay Stealth says you should wait awhile before listing an item
if they say you should wait 1-2 weeks before your first post

NEW accounts - YOU SHOULD WAIT 30 DAYS AND LIST ON THE 31ST DAY JUST TO BE EXTRA SAFE, I KNOW ITS TEMPTING TO LIST, BUT YOU'LL BE BETTER OFF IN THE LONG RUN.

[leonid5000]

wait 1-2 weeks before your first post? that will not help you trust me i had 100.s of accounts in the past. This is new security update and it happened 2 days ago. Never had anything like this. you can whate 2 weeks just to find out the same here is up to you. for all that time i have been posting 14 auctions a day with no problem on all of my accounts.. too bad this days are over . saved on fees and made lots of $ but now have to stick to cople of ebay accouints and pay the stupid fees.

[cash415]

I made an account a few days ago and posted a few auctions. From what I recall, eBay required to verify my phone number upon listing my first auction. Also, eBay required to either link a Paypal account or a merchant account for a secured payment. Though my account was recently suspended because I didn't change phone numbers, I think these are the new procedures eBay is taking to provide their "community" with security from possible fraudulent members.

I don't really think it matters how many listing you post upon having your new account activated; however, the more listing you make within your activation, it might make eBay look closely on your account.